EU could freeze Polish voting rights over rule of law - Katainen


  • World
  • Tuesday, 07 Feb 2017

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union could freeze member country Poland's voting rights unless it changes course and agrees to stick to the rule of law, European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen said on Monday.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, maintained his eurosceptic tone, however, telling a German newspaper he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump's view that the EU was primarily serving the interests of Germany.

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